Tenuta Guarda al Tasso - Antinori

Guado al Tasso is the Bolgheri estate of Antinori, one of the historic families in the wine world, which was already involved in viticulture in Tuscany as early as 1385. To the historic properties in the Chianti Classico area, Antinori has over the years added other estates in central Italy, including Bolgheri. The Guado al Tasso estate is located in the beautiful territory of the Tuscan coast, a relatively young area in the region's wine-growing tradition, which only began to become famous after World War II. The land, poorly suited to Sangiovese, was not considered of particular value until the cultivation of international red grape varieties of Bordeaux origin or from the Rhone Valley began. The Guado al Tasso estate covers a total area of about 320 hectares, in the heart of the Bolgheri amphitheater. The area is mostly flat and lies between the Tyrrhenian coast and the first hills that run parallel to the coast and protect the area from the cold northeast winds. The climate is typically Mediterranean, warm and always very breezy thanks to the gentle breezes of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The proximity of the sea gives the atmosphere an incredible brightness, which makes the vegetation and vines flourish. The soils are quite heterogeneous and are mainly composed of soils of alluvial origin, sands, pebbles, clays and silt, with the presence of skeleton. In these special soil and climate conditions, French red grape varieties have found a second home. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah and Petit Verdot express themselves on high levels of quality, power and elegance. Pleasant fruity notes are joined by nuances of Mediterranean scrub, balsamic touches, mineral and iodine hints typical of the Bolgheri terroir. It is in this land that some of the most prestigious red wines ever, famous throughout the world and a symbol of Italian excellence, are born. Despite being a land basically devoted to the cultivation of red grapes, in Bolgheri Vermentino is also cultivated with excellent results and interesting rose wines are produced.